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Bank robberies Downtown and on the Northwest Side are the crimes of the week in the Crime
Stoppers program.

At 2:07 p.m. on Dec. 17, a man entered the Key Bank at 88 E. Broad St. and handed a teller a
note demanding cash. The teller gave it to him. He walked west toward High Street, and the dye pack
in the money exploded. That night, the man took the dye-stained bills to a self-serve laundry on
the West Side.

Authorities say the same man robbed the Fifth Third Bank at 1349 W. 5th Ave. at 10:16 a.m. on
Wednesday.

He is described as white, 50 to 60 years old, with a medium build. He had a scruffy, gray beard
in the first holdup and was clean-shaven in the second.

Surveillance photos from both banks and the laundry may be viewed at
www.stopcrime.org.

Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000 for information received by Jan. 23 that leads to an
arrest or indictment.